The Pop Break

This week on Good Bye to All That, The Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by Talk Film Society’s Manish Mathur, host of Queer & Now and It Pod to Be You to discuss the first season of Netflix’s Firefly Lane, based on the novel by Kristin Hannah. Together, they consider they discuss the careers of the series leads, Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, the unbreakable bond between their fictional best friends, the This Is Us-esque structure, and whether she series can decide if it is a light soap or a tearjerker about best friends.

Other Topics discussed include:

-2003 as a year to set a period piece

-If we could keep all seven timelines straight

-Whether the show deflated every potentially interesting conflict before it could cook

-Whether Johnny Ryan could hold his own with our leading ladies

-The touching way motherhood as a theme wove through all the storylines

-How nice it was that the friends didn’t secretly hate each other

-How few butts there were

-Whether all those cliffhangers worked for us

You can follow host Alex Marcus on Twitter and Letterboxd and check out his film podcast Cinema Joes.

Welcome to another installment of Pop Break TV's Live, Laugh, & Lovey. In this episode, we check in on the latest episode of Lifetime's new season of Married at First Sight! Lovey and the gang welcome the franchise to their home turf of Atlanta. Check back next week for our continuing coverage of Married at First Sight: Atlanta, and don't forget to follow Lovey on Twitter @iamloveytoo and check out the show on YouTube.

Married at First Sight: Atlanta Episode 4  (Aired February 1, 2021)

The final two are up to take their vows: Paige and Chris and Jacob and Haley. As the families get to know more about their newly inducted in-laws, we learn that Chris was engaged some five-months prior, Haley learns about Jacob’s daily steak and eggs meal,and Brianna is ready to quickly take on the Morales name.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and it's many spinoffs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and cohost DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back covering The Bachelor's 25th Season!

This week, karma bites the bullies in the butt as they're sent home during the opening rose ceremony. Rachel gets spoiled, while the other girls are put in a shitty situation. Kit has a sweet one on one, and it seems like we're getting a two on one at the beginning of the next episode!

Check back next Friday for their coverage of the next episode of Season 25!

Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television.

Here’s the format of the show:

The Best Thing I Saw on TV Last Month – Alex, Bill, and Josh talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month including Disney+'s WandaVision; HBO Max’s Doom Patrol & Titans; NBC’s Hannibal; and FOX’s New Girl.

News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the overall decline in scripted series this year for the first time in a decade, including whether this decline is good or bad news for TV viewers and if it's here to stay.

Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Bill & Alex decided Peacock won the month with their recent acquisitions of WWE and Modern Family libraries and their surprisingly strong year-end subscriber numbers. Meanwhile, it was Josh’s turn to go in a different direction, handing the prize to Discovery+ for their exclusive library of unscripted shows like House Hunters and Chopped that people can’t stop binging.

Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh watched AppleTV+’s The Snoopy Show and assessed whether it was worthy of the Peanuts mantle and if AppleTV+ can do this franchise justice.

Welcome to another installment of Pop Break TV's Live, Laugh, & Lovey. In this episode, we check in on episodes 2 and 3 of Lifetime's latest season of Married at First Sight! Lovey and the gang welcome the franchise to their home turf of Atlanta. Check back next week for our continuing coverage of Married at First Sight: Atlanta, and don't forget to follow Lovey on Twitter @iamloveytoo and check out the show on YouTube.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and it's many spinoffs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and cohost DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back covering The Bachelor's 25th Season!

Sarah's gone, but the bullying doesn't stop. This week they talk about how the original girls start bullying the new girls in the house. The new girls make statement entrances and strong connections with Matt. Anna seems to lie through her teeth about one of the new girls, and Katie steps up to address the house bullying issue with Matt. Hopefully the bullying stops next week.

Check back next Friday for their coverage of the next episode of Season 25!

This week on Good Bye to All That, The Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by Film Damage hosts Mike & Max, who also host Holodeck Tech, a weekly Star Trek commentary track podcast, to discuss the third season of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery. Together, they discuss all the major status quo changes that occurred in Discovery’s far-future set third season and what to expect from Season 4 and the great Star Trek TV universe.

Topics discussed include:

-The 930 year time jump

-The Burn

-Tilly’s upward mobility

-New character additions

-Surprising character departures

-The rising threat of the Emerald Chain

-The history and exciting return of the Guardian of Forever

-The somewhat chaotic

You can follow host Alex Marcus on Twitter and Letterboxd and check out his film podcast Cinema Joes.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and it's many spinoffs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and cohost DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back covering The Bachelor's 25th Season!

This week they recap the continuation of last week's rose ceremony. They cover a group date featuring some "erotic" readings, with some interruptions from Sarah. Then, they discuss some drama in the house regarding Sarah and the other women, as well as looking ahead to what this could mean for the upcoming weeks and Matt's future.

Check back next Friday for their coverage of the next episode of Season 25!

Welcome to Blerd Watchers! ThePopBreak.com's  monthly podcast about TV shows with a Blerdy twist!

Come hang out with Courtney & Marshall, two married Blerds, as they navigate all the dopeness on TV and share insights and opinions on the monthly show topic!

This week, Courtney and Marshall ring in the new year with an in depth discussion of Disney+'s WandaVision. They will also review for first 13 episodes of the HBO Max anime series Jujutsu Kaisen and the second season premiere episode of the Fox crime procedural Prodigal Son.

Make sure to check out their other podcast, Blerd Life with My Wife on your favorite podcasting app and on Twitter & Instagram.

And follow Marshall on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch and Courtney on Twitter & Instagram.

Welcome to another installment of Pop Break TV's Live, Laugh, & Lovey. In this episode, we celebrate the return of Lifetime's latest season of Married at First Sight! Lovey and the gang welcome the franchise to their home turf of Atlanta. Check back next week for our continuing coverage of Married at First Sight: Atlanta, and don't forget to follow Lovey on Twitter @iamloveytoo and check out the show on YouTube.